| Characteristics* |
Pre-lacteal feeding |
EBF |
Continued breastfeeding till one year |
| |
Yes
(n=8) |
No
(n=128) |
p-value |
<6 months
(n=38) |
≥6 months
(n=98) |
p-value |
Yes
(n=121) |
No
(n=15) |
p-value |
Diarrhoea
Yes(n=62)
No(n=74) |
7 (87.5)
1 (12.5) |
55 (43)
73 (57) |
0.01 |
28 (73.7)
10 (26.3) |
34 (34.7)
64 (65.3) |
<0.001 |
54 (44.6)
67 (55.4) |
8 (53.3)
7 (46.7) |
0.52 |
Difficulty in breathing
Yes(n=53)
No(n=83) |
5 (62.5)
3 (37.5) |
48 (37.5)
80 (62.5) |
0.26 |
18 (47.4)
20 (52.6) |
35 (35.7)
63 (64.3) |
0.21 |
46 (38.1)
75 (61.9) |
7 (46.7)
8 (53.3) |
0.51 |
Fever
Yes(n=72)
No(n=64) |
6 (75)
2 (25) |
66 (51.6)
62 (48.4) |
0.19 |
23 (60.5)
15 (39.5) |
49 (50)
49 (50) |
0.27 |
60 (49.6)
61 (50.4) |
12 (80)
3 (20) |
0.02 |
*Number of infants had at least one episode of illness during all three visits |
